Director's cut is better than what we got in theaters

@carlanderson7618

Жыл бұрын

I concur

@aaronburdon221

Жыл бұрын

Agreed

@YashamaruSensei

Жыл бұрын

it's two COMPLETELY different movies, i swear to god. DIrector's cut is one of my favorite movies, while theatrical is ABSOLUTE DOGWATER

@neogenesis0038

Жыл бұрын

@@YashamaruSensei I've never seen the directors cut of this, but now I have too. But, the same goes for the movie Abyss, if you've ever seen it. Directors Cut makes it a completely different movie, and 100 times better.

@dertittenjager3780

Жыл бұрын

that ending fight with the king is wholesome, and there is Richard the lionheart cameo.

Edward Norton as King Baldwin is the sleeper hit of this movie.

@snewsh

Ай бұрын

bro, I never knew who played King Baldwin. Homie knocked it out of the park.

@elih9700

Ай бұрын

@@snewsh I just that information too, wowzer.

It's a damn shame this wasn't shown in theaters. "Kingdom of Heaven: Directors Cut" is one of the best directors cuts of all time; up there with the LOTR's directors cut compared to the original release.

@stevencolatrella3257

Жыл бұрын

Except the director's cut of LOTR actually make the movie worse. Sorry. This, on the other hand , is magnificent.

@koreancowboy42

Жыл бұрын

​@@stevencolatrella3257 extended and directors cuts or deleted scenes. They add extra details and things that makes good use for making movie reviews 👌

@Vendrix86

Жыл бұрын

@@stevencolatrella3257 you think so? I thought they added just enough scenes to enhance the movies. Especially with gandalf actually doing something besides creating a giant flashlight in the screencut...

@koreancowboy42

Жыл бұрын

​@@Vendrix86 well extended and deleted scenes allows more insights when some people don't get some things. I've seen some plenty of bad movie reviews.

@Vendrix86

Жыл бұрын

@@koreancowboy42 uhh I was agreeing with you saying extra scenes are better. I always prefer extended cuts over the screencuts. I don't think you understood my comment to the other guy properly..

the director's cut is the true cut and is the only one that is definitely worth seeing.

@celuiquipeut6527

Жыл бұрын

My favorite movie of all time. "The value of a men is determined by what he does with the land he is given" That followed me till today.

@karldilkington8802

Жыл бұрын

God wills it!

@bugvswindshield

Жыл бұрын

here, here! I won't watch the released version.

@huntersorenson7261

Жыл бұрын

Honestly I didn’t even know there was a directors cut. I NEED to see that.

@mmxxiii9503

Жыл бұрын

I agree

Side note: The directors cut confirms something that was hinted at in the theater release. The hospitalier (black robe with white cross) was an angel. His disappearance into thin air when Bailien is talking next to a burning bush puts aside the doubt.

@xxlCortez

7 ай бұрын

Didn't he die when Guy's army was massacred?

@hellogoodbye3786

4 ай бұрын

​@xxlCortez yes, sooo... 🤷😅

@MichaelCyrus88

3 ай бұрын

His head was on a pile of heads. He died

Leprosy is contagious, not hereditary, but it's not easily or quickly contagious, so like, just meeting the king here and there you almost certainly wouldn't catch it, but the kid being around him for a long period of time it passed from one to the other. And "deus vult" ("god wills it") is legitimately a thing that they said back then to justify pretty much everything.

@n3tw0rk_n3k0

Жыл бұрын

Leprosy is not inherited, but people can inherit an increased risk of contracting leprosy if they are exposed to the Mycobacterium leprae bacteria. Susceptibility tends to run in families, but the inheritance pattern is unknown

@WhyWasntIBornInTheMiddleAges

Жыл бұрын

You need to capitalize the words "Deus" and "God".

@PheOfTheFae

Жыл бұрын

@@WhyWasntIBornInTheMiddleAges I'm not a xtian, so no, I don't

@WhyWasntIBornInTheMiddleAges

Жыл бұрын

@@PheOfTheFae I wasn't giving you an option, you will capitalize it, end of story.

@Karznax

11 ай бұрын

@@WhyWasntIBornInTheMiddleAges lmao i guess people like you are why we had religious wars in the past. The arrogance lol

35:20 - not just Saladin respecting the fight, but Saladin also potentially glad there is a difficult fight. If the battle was too easy, the people who had pushed for war would keep on pushing. From what I saw, there were basically two extremes in the army, one side favored by Saladin that was more practical, and one side that was more fanatical. Balian putting up a difficult fight and causing casualties steadily eroded the political power of the fanatical side, and at the end when the fanatical side's leader had motivated the army to attack and that attack failed, Saladin's side emerged triumphant in the power play.

@ToxicGamer86454

5 ай бұрын

Saladin was a ruthless tyrant that conquered lands by spilling the blood of anyone that he couldn't enslave or convert. This wasn't his land. This was no different than what Muhammad did. It was no different than what the white man did in North America. Stop romanticizing one of the great tyrants and murders of history.

I was never a big Orlando Bloom fan until I saw this movie. He made me a fan here. The whole cast gave strong performances. You can check all the boxes on the list... cinematography, costumes, location, etc. I liked the story of a man true to his principles.

@hw2508

Жыл бұрын

Second that

@intello8953

Жыл бұрын

Really? Even during his LOTR years?

@SRosenberg203

11 ай бұрын

@@intello8953 He was good in LoTR because he didn't really have speaking lines. But the first few Pirates of the Caribbean were coming out around the same time and that's why people don't have the highest opinion of his acting. I'd say he's the weakest actor in Kingdom of Heaven, but not because his performance is bad, but because everyone else is just so exceptional.

@920WASHBURN

26 күн бұрын

Isn't this Legolas? You didn't like legolas?

@Tampahop

26 күн бұрын

@@920WASHBURN Hell no. He looked down on Gimli. 😉

Director's cut is essential. Templars made out to be bad, Hospitalers made out to be good. Actually both were good but competed for popular support.

@gawainethefirst

Жыл бұрын

I would put it to you that both orders had both good and bad elements.

@peterroberts7684

Жыл бұрын

Templars when captured by Salahadin would be automatically executed,while other knights were allowed to Live,The Saracens had disdain for them,though Great warriors they often committed atrocities..

@koreancowboy42

Жыл бұрын

The Templars had bad records tho great warriors, they kinda don't have good reputation compared the Hospitalar knights or knights in general.

@regiluthfi

11 ай бұрын

they're the ancestor of a group called illuminati

@user-ff6dl9zr7u

7 ай бұрын

​@@koreancowboy42Knights don't have good reputation. They're good reputation was created in Modern era by fantasies and movies.

HOLY S***! Uh... I'm speechless. This is definitely one of those gems I've just stopped suggesting... you may in fact be the first to check this one out, so BIG THANKS. Ironically, it's you and Just Trust Ash specifically that I have really wanted a reaction posting from, so again, THANKS for this one.

@maxducoudray

Жыл бұрын

Cinema Rules reacted to it. Maybe some others.

@chefskiss6179

Жыл бұрын

@@maxducoudray Oh yeah, yer right. Even Shan. Guess I just kinda blocked it(?), lol...

@Somecreature321

Жыл бұрын

Caped and Just Trust Ash are the best.

@loydingle7088

Жыл бұрын

Exactly, like nobody wants to reaction to

@loydingle7088

Жыл бұрын

​@@Somecreature321there are a few females out there that's good,

I like Jeremy Irons. His dual role as the twin brothers that are gynecologist is freaky & fascinating. His role in 'the house of spiris" is powerful. Excellent movie (&book) with Meryl Streep, Glen Close, Winona Ryder & Antonio Banderas.

The woman that played Saladin's sister is Ridley Scott's wife. She also had a brief role in 'the counsellor'

Thanks for this reaction. Two things that stick with most about this very underrated movies is when the Hospitalier Monk talks about "putting no stock in religion" and the way both sides sending their people off to kill the other side telling them "God wills it" as if God would will such a thing.

@HDreamer

Жыл бұрын

Gods will a lot of things, coincidentally it always lines up with the interests of their priests and political rulerclass.

@newloon

10 ай бұрын

Also the Hospitalier is revealed to be an angel that only reveals himself to Bloom in the director's cut...in the theatrical version he's just Neeson's weird pal

@noelmalik5018

Ай бұрын

Everything is Willed by God.

@carlanderson7618

Ай бұрын

@@noelmalik5018 I don't think God wills us to kill each other in his name. That is more of that free will thing we have and misuse.

@noelmalik5018

Ай бұрын

@@carlanderson7618 Of course it’s free will. The point is that nothing can come about without the Permission of God.

film is a masterpiece for me

The Hospitaller is the greatest character in this. He may have been an angel by how he talks and acts.

Imagine this was a one season tv show, fleshed out even more cos there''s tons of stuff to work with.

@Lyaagato

Жыл бұрын

lets hope not, i just dont want this turn into an abomination like they did with queen cleopatra tv show

If an actor can Illicit such emotions from the audience whether it's hatred or respect than they are a very good actor.

You are the first reactor I ever seen to watch this masterpiece, it is a great movie: the true concept of faith, duty and honor

This one ends with the king of England going off to the crusades, Ridley Scott's other flick, Robin Hood, starts with the king coming back from the crusades, lol. It would be cool if you viewed that one as well; great cast and is kinda fun actually, even if Oscar Isaacs's scenes steal the show. Considering we're about to see his Napoleon on screen, it would be interesting if we find out that when Scott passes away, it turns out his whole body of work was just the whole history of mankind... starting off with the dawn, Prometheus... going through the 'known' history, then onwards to a.i., replicants, and then life out there, albeit alien.

@crazychase98

Жыл бұрын

Damn you might be on to somthing

Its been almost 2 decades since I saw this movie...when Orlando was building his little town in the desert didnt he use Archimedes Screw to raise the water ?...it wasnt covered in the edited YT reaction... Definitely a movie to recommend to friends...and yes Orlando made up for his punk role as Paris...🌿🌿🌿

@toddkes5890

Жыл бұрын

I'd prefer to think that Orlando's character could afford to stay in one location and build wells, while the herders had to keep moving. Otherwise the scene is saying that the local people who have lived there their entire lives don't know how to dig a well.

@pamelalee1508

Жыл бұрын

@@toddkes5890 hahaha..you are correct...there are many instances where the movie writers..as with the government..think they know better than the actual citizens living in those conditions...however...new inventions being used..that might have happened in a storyline...🌿🌿🌿

The setting of terms scene gives me chills every time! Great movie with exceptional set pieces.

Would have loved to have seen the director's cut in theaters instead of the bastardized original release! This movie is just magnificent

@aestheticdemon3802

Жыл бұрын

The movie was made, originally as a 3 &1/2 hour epic, the Directors Cut, the STUDIO, decided to butcher it to a 110 min "sword n sandals" flick, which bombed miserably in cinemas. Eventually the full version did make it to a very very small number of cinemas, for about 2 weeks. Then *poof*, vanished until the release of the 4 disc Directors Cut boxed set. The studio's 110 min cut, removed virtually all the Sibella scenes "not part of the main plot etc." and trimmed enough stuff out of the remainder that one oaf watching the "good muslims punish evil christians" story called it "Osama bin Laden's version of history" which the movie was certainly not. And all so they could fit the movie into the 2 hour screening cycle at multiplexes.

Named my cat Balian after the real person Bloom's character is based on. The movie isn't really all that true to history however, Balian was born in the kingdom of Jerusalem, as a 3rd son of a nobleman. He married the widowed mother of Baldwin IV (king of Jerusalem) and Sybilla. About the only things that are close to historically accurate is much of the seige of Jerusalem.

@TheLaFleur

Жыл бұрын

And Reynald of Chatillon, he was more of a bandit than a knight so his character is accurate

@Ruimas28

Жыл бұрын

@@TheLaFleur Not at all lol Reynald was very much a lord of Jerusalem. And he was also very much working for the kingdom. In reality, there was no Kingdom of Heaven. They were all trying to hit each other and cause havoc in order to survive and struggle for power. Reynald was very much a man of his time. Was he an ingenious leader? Yes! It seems like he was pretty daring and ingenious. But he was very much operating under the Kingdom of Jerusalem and with full support. Reynald was Lord of Transjordan which was one of the best lands in the Kingdom. From that he had one of the strongest personal guard within the kingdom.

@TheLaFleur

Жыл бұрын

@@Ruimas28 they're accounts of him raiding caravans along the road closer to Kerak when he was lord of that castle and also making incursions on sarracen territory during the truce, I know about the customs of the time, but Reynald specially make himself a negative reputation between christians and muslins

@Ruimas28

Жыл бұрын

@@TheLaFleur And? That was precisely why he was Lord of a powerful land and had a big knight force under him. King Baldwin had Reynald exactly where he wanted and with the necessary power / resources to do stuff. You need to understand that contrary to the movie, King Baldwin was pretty aggressive and never feared going into a fight. He got a bit shy of going in personally due to his disease but he was still very much into causing trouble around. Reynald, as I said, was very much a man of his time. He was given power and resources to act. And he was pretty daring and ingenious with his raids. Which is precisely why the king wanted him there. So...the problem is you want to see him as a bandit. He was very much a military leader for his faction and pretty good one at that. There were also some very aggressive military leaders on the other side. It was war you know.....

@TheLaFleur

Жыл бұрын

@@Ruimas28 oh I know all about that, but I'm calling him a bandit because historians and some of his contemporaries consider him like that, belonging to certain class of landless knights coming from France trying to seize every oportunity to gain land and loot and in that way he ended up pissing off Saladin and later being executed. We know that those types of knights where always trouble and they where eager to send them away to the mediterranean to pillage italy and the byzantine empire and later the holy land

I remember when this movie came out, us Muslims were speechless. We had never been portrayed even slightly positively in media before. The fact they showed the honorable side of Salahudin and didn't make him out to be a blood thirsty Terrorist was unbelievable to us

@nancyomalley6286

26 күн бұрын

And yet so many bigots are mad that the movie did NOT villainize the Muslims!

"Why is that everyone's enswer to everthing" ,,,,, lmao .. brother I've been asking myself this question across 5 frontiers over 30 years heh.

26:38 - she didn't know better, but with leprosy - preventive suicide is not the best option. It's very slow progressing disease and people can live to old age (though losing body parts). Leprosy also has a tendency to attack the nerves, so there is not as much daily pain as you would expect. The boy could have lived a long life.

You reacted to this movie because GOD WILLS IT!!

Once you realize the Hospitaller is an angel it makes the movie even better imo. He is my favorite character.. "I do not have God's grace." "I have not heard that."

I built a Bretonnian Warhammer army based on this movie. Mostly infantry. I converted one of the models that was carried into battle to be carrying a giantass cross. It was a thing of beauty. And I third the comment that the directors cut is the best possibility only true way to watch this film.

"Gui is a chump" Best review ever😂

So, fun actual history fact. Saladin kept his word. In real life, he escorted all the surrendered Christians back safely to Christian lands. At great financial expense to himself. A truely respectable act

@chrisdobbs9155

Жыл бұрын

Not quite. They had to pay a ransom to go free, and those who couldn't pay were sold into slavery. While that seems harsh or evil to us, that was the way it worked at the time, and both sides did it. But that is what terms Balian worked out, and Salah Hudin did keep his word.

@aaronburdon221

Жыл бұрын

​@@chrisdobbs9155 what you said. I believe Balian nearly bankrupted himself paying ransoms if I remember my reading correctly.

@senadneslan1563

Жыл бұрын

@@chrisdobbs9155 everything is about money pope puppy......

@PeterOConnell-pq6io

Ай бұрын

The cast of characters duking it out for Palastine never changes. Salah al-Din was a Kurd from present day Iraq.

the soundtrack for this film is simply divine

This was the time of the Crusades, religious war between the Christians and Muslims, and the knights you see in white with the red cross are Templars, a religious order, warrior monks (those in black with the white cross are the Hospitalers, another religious warrior order) there were 3 other major orders fighting in the crusades, the Order of Saint James, the Order of Calatrava, and the Teutonic Knights, but they are mostly ignored in this film. That is why almost everything they say is about the will of god.

@Kuhmuhnistische_Partei

Жыл бұрын

Although the look of the Templars for example is very inaccurate. They didn't have that big red cross on their breast as depicted in a lot of popular media, they only had a small red cross on the left side of their breast. And they also didn't have those white shields with big red crosses, their shields were based on their war banner which was black and white, so usually it was a mostly white shield with like the top 1/4 black or the other way around. A red cross on it is possibly in some cases, but at least not always the case. We don't really have great evidence for it, but we do have enough depictions of the design without the cross. By the way, there was also a Templar-related outfit that was black or brown with red cross. That was the outfit of the non-noble fighters of the order, the so-called sergeants. Professional fighters, but not descendants of knights and therefore unable to become actual templar knights.

first time i didnt know the king under the mask is played by edward norton

One of my favorite movies of all time. Thanks fir enjoying it as much as I did. I love you’re reactions.

Freaken LOVE this movie. (DC only!) One of the best movies ever made. Very few modern movies can hold up to older epics. This one takes ball and runs for a TD. Fantastic from top to bottom Edward Norton did a Oscar worthy performance as the King of Jerusalem!

You should check out the theories that David Thewlis's character, the Hospitaller Knight, is actually an angel or even God himself. It's really fascinating, and I do think that was Ridley Scott's intent.

As others have said, I randomly watched the DC after seeing the film in theaters and was blown away at how much better it was than the OG film. KOH DC is one of the best DCs of all time, its like a completely different movie.

A very under appreciated movie , saw both regular and directors cut and directors cut is what it should have always been. A very good movie.

One of the greatest films ever made imo, great performances, great writing, great choreography...there aren't too many complaints to be made on kingdom of heaven aside from maybe a little bit of historical inaccuracy

Honor, duty, love. Good times... But violent ones. "Be without fear in the face of your enemies. Be brave and upright that God may love thee. Speak the truth always, even if it leads to your death. Safeguard the helpless and do no wrong." - there is beauty in those words.

I bought the theatrical release years ago and always found it confusing. Seeing the director's cut if only on reactions was much more clarifying. No one directs a movie like Ridley Scott in my humble opinion and this has to be his crowning achievement - at least so far. I really enjoyed this reaction!

Just found your chanel for this reaction and I just wanted to say that you earned my subscription

Such an EPIC movie! Glad to see a reaction to it.

Sibylla: This isn't adultery. Vincent Vega: I beg to differ. btw did godfrey just say a yo mama joke?

Such a great reaction. Very glad you reacted to the director's cut!

Orlando blooms character arc has to be 1 of the best.

I'm surprised they knew about the original intention of Chivalry. When he said "I am afforded the privilege of ransom", back then, it was illegal to kill a knight due to the sheer monetary amount of money it took to train and raise them, plus their noble heritage, so even if they were your enemy, you weren't permitted to kill them. England broke this rule in the hundred years war.

The saying of “God wills it” was a reference to the Popes call for a crusade in the Holy land. God wills that Jerusalem be taken by the Catholic Christians Dues Vult in Latin.

Great vid, great movie. Glad you incorporated a lot of best parts.

Great final words from you at the end there as always and you're honestly one of my favourite reactors because of this. It's a shame the original release of this film was a theatrical cut and not the director's as it wasn't received in high regards due to this.

One of my favorite reactors, and kne of the most intelligent, watching one of my favorite and one of the most intelligent movies. Great. Tgat speech he gives about Jerusalem, and his knighting everybody might be the best speech in a movie I know. I've used it for years on the last day of class for my students having finished a course with me.

OMG I have been waiting for somebody to react to this.

Yes, this is one of my all time favs ❤

This is the only version of this film that exists. What we got in theaters was a studio hackjob.

Good for you for watching the Directors Cut!! This is such an underrated movie and if the studio had released the directors version it would have probably received a whole bunch of academy awards. But they didn’t, so it didn’t.

I like this movie as a superb introduction to something in history. It was not all accurate, and there was definately alot more phlashemy than what would have been stomached in the era, and what I thought nessessary for the movie, but just bringing the story, and all these characters up inspires to look into the subject. History is full of mighty people - who, no matter how mighty and influental, are only people who just went and did some things. I think it is worthwhile to project them as example, and allowe the people of today to see what great stories can be made by human lives alone. History is full of such stories.

24:32 - leprosy is a bacterial infection. It's hard to pass to another person even with daily contact, but it can happen. Boy got unlucky.

Working AMC when this came out. Seeing it on the big screen, amazing

Norton killed his role. No facial reactions just his voice and his physical maneurism

Ridley Scotts First movie "The Duellists" Staring Keith Carradine and Harvey Keitel in his first main role. Highly Recommended! This was great sir. loved your reaction.

I went to the set of this movie in Morocco! Nice place, but seemed abandoned.

one of THE best movies i have ever seen. Its just fantastic.

"This god willa it thing is starting to get out of hand" Thats pretty much this entire period in history in a nutshell.

This movie is so good. Truly epic. Nice one, great job!

Love this movie. Darn i need to get the directors cut now. Thanks.

@charleslatora5750

Жыл бұрын

Subbed.

Did u realize that one of the soldiers, when they got knighted and who Sybilla was aiding,was the gravedigger from the beginning of the movie?

@n3tw0rk_n3k0

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, and I believe they recognized each other.

Director's cut is an absolute classic

Lucious Vorenus was never a guy that could be swayed by money.

Edward Norton plays King Baldwin IV, the one wearing a metal mask and gloves and clothes covering his entire body because he is a leper.

I think this (The Directors Cut) is my favorite movie.

"God will understand my Lord and if he doesn't then he is not God"

One of my favorite movies !!

It's easy to find water in desert look for nature like trees & bushes nothing grows without water even in the deserts or the poles. Funny how people forget that simple fact.

LOL, "I know that look, the I'm planning something really stupid look" LOL 21:51

The music playing as the leprous king dies is also used in the movie "Hannibal."

@nancyomalley6286

Жыл бұрын

Which "Hannibal" movie?

@artbagley1406

Жыл бұрын

@@nancyomalley6286 The movie title is "Hannibal" starring Sir Anthony Hopkins AND Ray Liotta plus Julieanne Moore.

@nancyomalley6286

Жыл бұрын

@@artbagley1406 oh, okay-never mind. LOL! There was a BBC TV movie in 2006 called "Hannibal: Rome's Worst Nightmare". The main actor in that movie is in this movie as the man who met Balien at the oasis and brought him to Jerusalem. He also played Dr. Julian Bashir on Star Trek DS9

Great film , thanks for the reaction

It's worth noting that the Latin phrase "Deus vult" (or "Deus lo vult") translates as "God wills it" and was a common rallying cry of Catholics dating back to the first crusade. This movie is set shortly before the third crusade, so the timeline fits for everyone involved in the conflict to be yelling "GOD WILLS IT!" every few minutes.

Historically it is not correct at all, most of the historical people were not enemy's or did not know each other at all. The best thing about this film is the music and off course so many good characters and acting off course. My personal favorite is the Hospitaler Knight played by our own Werewolf From Harry potter David Thewlis a great acteur. Why do i luv him so much, i always thought something was off about him, @25:42 he came to Balian out of no were when he was talking to the flaming bush. I always thought he had something Angelic and that is what he is, he is an Angel, and i got this conferment during the Directors commentary track with the writer. They only told him after the fact that his character was to be an angel on earth, making sure that things did not get out of hand. So many good moment when you watch it again. And i do one of those films i can never get enough from. Great Reaction btw, keep them coming.

Being decapitated back in those days meant that they couldn't go to heaven. Only hell awaits them. That's why you see that many decapitated people. Leprosy also mean a free ticket to hell. That's why the queen killed her son. So she go to hell instead of his child

Fantastic movie, thanks for this.

They say that the knight in black is actually an angel.... go investigate that twist in this epic film...

I recommend "Reversal of Fortune" if you'd like to see Jeremy Irons flex his acting chops.

Eva Green is in it: I’ll watch.

My older brothers and I used to joke with the "GOD WILLS IT" sentiment. Great movie.

Orlando bloom’s character was not historical. But they did show the battle of Hattin, the citizens of Jerusalem were allowed to leave. I wonder if this movie is based on the king of England I forget his name, he was given medicine by Saladin.

I knew your mother when she was making hers, thst was the dopest line

Yeeesss Finally Kingdom of Heaven!!!!! This Is a great movieeee

GOOD! The Director’s Cut is the proper way to watch the Kingdom of Heaven. Significantly better and actually fleshed out a bit more.

If you haven’t already, you should check out Ridley Scott’s first movie he directed, The Duelist. Made me a lifelong fan.

The movie is kind of an amalgamation of real history/events mixed with some artistic liberties taken for dramatic effect. E.g. The character of Balian is a mix of a couple historical figures, and Sybilia never left Guy in real life, but was instead with him to the bitter end (died of disease while on campaign with him). Ridley Scott did similar things with Gladiator. At the end you see Richard I "The Lionheart" on his way to the "holy land" as part of the 3rd Crusade, aka The King's Crusade - when the kings of England, France, and Germany (Holy Roman Empire) all went on crusade. That was the last major crusade to reach the holy land as the 4th crusade instead ended up conquering Orthodox Christian land and... well... that's a whole nother can of worms.

Good review. Glad you decided on the Directors Cut, it fills in several otherwise unexplained holes in the Theatrical release. Of course, as is saldy common in Hollywood productions, they grossly altered the history for the movie. Balian wasn't a blacksmith in France, he was born and raised in the Kingdom of Jerusalem. He would have been in his 40s at the time of the events of the movie. There was no "romance" between Balian and Sybella. He was at that time married to the widow of the former King of Jerusalem (Amalric IV, IIRC). He fought and was captured at Hattin (which occurred in large part due to Guy's habit of following the advice of the last person who talked to him). Balian was given permission to return to Jerusalem for one day to retrieve his wife, but was convinced to stay for the defense of the city. The final conversation between Balian and Saladin was almost the exact opposite of the movie. When asked how he would treat the city, Saladin responded that he would treat it exactly as the Crusaders had when they took in 100 years before (kill everyone, burn all Churches and holy places). At that point Balian said he would burn the city before it was taken. Saladin did not give safe passage to the Christian inhabitants. A ransom was set for each. Those who could pay it left. Those who could not pay it were enslaved.

probably best role for Orlando Bloom, but Edward Norton was top noth perfect.... never seen a woman as beatiful as Eva Green here the music, the photography, the writing... my favourite movie

If you're ready to see another medieval era film try watching Luc Besson's - The Messager: story of Joan of Arc.

You didn't comment on it so maybe you missed it, but that's "Jorah Mormont" playing Richard the Lionheart in the scene at the very end of the movie. :)

Check out the Messinger- Story of Joan of Arc! With Milla Jovovich 💯

I am thankful to have more reactions to this epic movie. We need more... God wills it. 👌

Beautiful Movie

Saladin is a great man and very honorable

I watched this film multiple times and never realized there was a kid